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Gålmeluoppele

northern nutrient-rich lowland lake · 64°N
Real lakereal shorelinesources & method
clarity 2.2 mmax depth 8 mpH 7.4eutrophicstatus unsatisfactorypaved road

Character of the water

Gålmeluoppele lies in the cold north — a northern nutrient-rich lowland lake.

The surroundings

The lake sits close to town with a road right up to it — easy to reach, but hard-fished and exposed to nutrient runoff from the buildings and fields all around.

Moderately deep (8 m) — shallow bays, the odd reef and a deeper channel through the middle.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Gålmeluoppele FVOF. Day permit ~100 kr · annual permit ~500 kr.

  • Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
  • Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Gålmeluoppele

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the murky light, pike shadows the baitfish and hits in short rushes.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach grazes the rich water in schools — where there's one, there are more.
bream coarse fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
Down on the bottom bream sifts the soft ground — patience beats speed here.

Fishing Gålmeluoppele

Gålmeluoppele holds 4 species, with perch and pike at the top of the chain and roach and bream schooling beneath them. The modest depth keeps most of the fishing within reach of the bank.

Every session at Gålmeluoppele is fished in whatever conditions hold right then — the same pressure, wind and light as over the real water. What bites today isn't what bit the day before, and those who return learn the water for real.

General rules of thumb for this kind of water

  • Nutrient-rich lakes hold plenty of baitfish but often murky water.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Wolfgang Ekpike54 cm
  2. 2Astrid Vainiobream30 cm
  3. 3Mikko Lindqvistperch20 cm
  4. 4Axel Petterssonperch19 cm
  5. 5Eva Falkperch18 cm
  6. 6Klaus Karlssonroach16 cm
Species records here
pike54 cmWolfgang Ek
bream30 cmAstrid Vainio
perch20 cmMikko Lindqvist
roach16 cmKlaus Karlsson
The same water, for real